Forecasting

Software Forecasting Capabilities

Many decisions go into running software and IT companies. These decisions have some element of uncertainty about the future, and this is where some form of forecasting and estimating future values is necessary (I include the good old gut instinct as a crude forecast)…

Chapter 8 — Estimating, “What Else” (scope growth)

This chapter looks at estimating how much additional work needs to be considered. Project and features grow in size as we learn more about a problem space, and often (believe it or not) we don’t get things perfect from a customer or technical…

Forecasting

Chapter 1

This chapter introduces the basic concepts of forecasting and sets the scene for how we will explore this topic in this book. By then end of this chapter you will understand what makes a “Great” forecast and what simple practices can set you on your journey to…

Forecasting: Proactive, Informed and Iterative Decision Making

Preface

Many decisions have to made before and during product development. Many factors contribute to a positive or negative outcome when delivering products making it difficult to know if any…